QUESTIONS FOR ALL PARTICIPANTS IN INTERVIEW AND VIDEOTAPE PROCESS AS PART OF RESEARCH FOR PhD. (IRIHAPETI RAMSDEN)
WITH THANKS TO ALL WHO HAVE GIVEN TIME AND ENERGY TO HELP WITH THIS RESEARCH.
THIS IS A SECTION OF CORE QUESTIONS WHICH WILL BE GIVEN TO EACH PARTICIPANT.

1 When did you first hear about Cultural Safety?
2 What impact did the concept have on you and why?
3 What is your main involvement with Cultural Safety now? Has it changed over time, how?
4 In your view what have been the key milestones or events in the evolution of Cultural Safety? Why? How?
5 What words first come to mind when Cultural Safety is mentioned or which ones do you associate with the concept? Why?
6 Tell us about your view of the evolution of Cultural Safety
• the concept
• in training/ learning environments
• in practice
7 Do you see any parallels between the evolution of Cultural Safety and any other developmental concept? Is so please discuss.
8 Is Cultural Safety safe?
9 What do you see as the greatest threats to Cultural Safety, why?
10 What do you see as the strengths of Cultural Safety, why?
11 How would you describe the current status of Cultural Safety in nursing and or midwifery?
12 Where would you suggest the Cultural Safety concept is heading?
13 Have there been any key turning points for you? Tell us about them.
14 Are you aware of any problems caused by misunderstandings or misinterpretations of Cultural Safety? Tell us about them.
15 What needs to be done to put them right or prevent a recurrence?
16 What effects do you think the media have had on the evolution of Cultural Safety? How? Why?
17 What vision do you have for Cultural Safety in nursing and midwifery? What must happen for that vision to be realised?
18 How would you describe the major characteristics of stereotypes of nurses and midwives in new Zealand?
19 How would you describe the major characteristics of stereotypes of Maori in New Zealand?
20 Please find enclosed several cartoons selected from the 1993 and the 1996 media response to Cultural Safety ideas. What words come to mind as you look at these cartoons what do you think are the concepts or ideas which have influenced the cartoonist's choice of illustration?

Nga mihi atu ra mo nga whakaaro nei me o tautoko. na,
Irihapeti raua ko Lis.

Thank you very much indeed for taking part in this research.